Complaint #201904673,
April 25, 2019

Officer: Brower, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brower, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brower, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Brower, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Brower, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Brower, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Digioia, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Digioia, Christopher
Complainant: Black Male, 41
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Digioia, Christopher
Complainant: Black Female, 29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Brower, Christopher Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Unsubstantiated
Brower, Christopher Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Brower, Christopher Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Unsubstantiated
Brower, Christopher Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Brower, Christopher Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Brower, Christopher Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Digioia, Christopher Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Digioia, Christopher Black Male, 41 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Digioia, Christopher Black Female, 29 Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Digioia, Christopher
Instructions

Brower, Christopher
Instructions

Summary

On April 25, 2019, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Police Officer Christopher Brower and Police Officer Christopher Digioia, of the 76th Precinct, stopped the vehicle in which [redacted] and [redacted] were occupants in the vicinity of Hamilton Avenue and Richard Street in Brooklyn (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority). PO Brower allegedly frisked [redacted] (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority). PO Brower searched [redacted] (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority). PO Brower searched the vehicle in which [redacted] and [redacted] were occupants (Allegations E: Abuse of Authority). PO Brower and PO Digioia failed to provide their names and shield numbers to [redacted] (Allegations F to I: Abuse of Authority). [redacted] was issued a summons for a plate cover. Read report for details.


Details

Incident: April 25, 2019
Received: May 30, 2019
Closed: March 6, 2020

Reason for contact: Other violation of VTL
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 76th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: Other VTL violation summons issued

Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected